The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced that it is awarding $20 million to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) under the “Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment” program to advance connected and interoperable vehicle technologies. The grant is part of a $60 million grant program to recipients in Arizona, Texas and Utah to accelerate and spur new deployments of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies.
The Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment initiative is focused on road safety, mobility and efficiency through technology that enables vehicles and wireless devices to communicate with each other and with roadside infrastructure and provide warnings. This means cars will be able to effectively communicate with traffic devices and the roadside.
“These grants are leading the way in promoting and deploying V2X technologies to explore the potential to save lives on our nation’s highways,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt. “The funding provided today will help accelerate the technology so that we can deploy it on a national scale and provide new tools to reduce deaths on our nation’s roads and highways.”